Clothes-pin.



R. E. ROSENBERGEB.

CLOTHES PIN.

APPLICATION FILED AU G.II, 191s.

Patented Feb. 26, 19181 INVENTOR ATTORNEY CLO'IUHIEZEMB J i Applicationfiled llugg ust 13., 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, RUBEN EL litosnn- BERGER, a citizen of the Unitedtitates re siding at Dewey, in the county of Ya vapai and State ofArizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ClothesPins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to clasps ot the coacting jaw type and hasfor an object to provide a glasp in which the jaws are formed of wireheld in pivotal relation hy plates forming the balance of the clasp.

Another object of the invention is to form a clasp of the characterdescribed which may be readily and cheaply made and adapted to supportclothes or the like from a line or similar support.

In addition to the foregoing, my invention comprehends improvements inthe details of construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafterdescr1oed and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

- In the accompanying drawings in which similar and corresponding partsare designated by the same characters of reference throughout theseveral views in which they I appear:

Figure l' is a view in side elevation of a clasp constructed after themanner of my invent1on.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough.

Fig. 3 is a View thereof 111 p an. Fig. 4: is View thereof in rearelevation, and

Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. 4, but illustrating' a modification.

With reference to the drawings, 1 indiportion, as indicated at 3, tofurther space apart the terminals of the members. llhe terminals oi eachmember are further con: ne'cted by means oi plates or the line l,crimped at opposite longitudinal edges around the terminals of thestrands a distance approximately midway o'l their length as indicated at5., the plates being; provided at said central portion with parallelopposed ears 6. The ears of one plate specification of Letters latent.

Patented lFeh. 25h, Mild serial no. 114,424.

are adapted to be disposed between. the ears or the opposite plate andall pivotally connected by means of a pintle 7 penetrating aperturesprovided in the ears. The momhers are thus pivoted together for relativemovement, permitting spacing of the curved. portions 9. of the aws togrip articles therebetween.

it plate 8 formed of a strip of resilient metal is bent substantially inthe form of the letter U, the intermediate portion of which. is engagedabout the pintlc If and the terminals thereof bearing against the innersides oil. the plates l. lln this manner the operating ends of the claspare urged apart and the curved portions 2 oi the clumping jaws normallyhold in contact. ll desired the plates may he provided with apertures 9to permit the clasp to be suspended from a hook or the like when anarticle of clothing; is held between the jaws.

l n ii of the drawings l have illustrated a clasp which is constructedin a manner identical with the form just described except for thesubstitution of a means for retaining the jaws in clamped relation. Thismeans comprises a section of Wire 10 engaging around the pintle 7 withits terminals at right angles as at 11 to firmly bear against the undersides of the plates 4. The operation of this form of clasp is otherwisethe same as the foregoing.

Thus it will be seen that l have provided a simple form of. clasp, whichmay be readily and cheaply constructed. The rounded ends elf-the jawsformed as they are of wire, preventing mutilation of articles ofclothing which is the case when clasps' having serrated edges areemployed. @ther changes will be apparent as persons become familiar withtheir use.

While l have illustrated and described my invention with some degree ofparticularity, ll realize that in practice various alterations thereovermay he made and I therefore reserve the right and privilege of changing"the form of the details oi. construction, or

otherwise altering; the arrangement of the correlated parts withoutdeparting; from the spirit of the invention or the scope oil theappended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what ll claim as newand desire tosecure by lLetters Patent is:

ll clasp comprising coacting' relatively movable jaws, each termed oi astranded:

Wire U-shaped, a pair of plates, each having opposite edges extendingaround the terminals of one of the'jaws to form 2f finger grip,apertured ears formed on said plates at a pointintermediate the ends ofthe j aws, a pintle entering said ears to pivot the jaws for relativemovement, and a flat spring extending upon itself at a pointintermediate its ends and engaged around the pintle, with the terminalsof saidspring extending in opposite directions to engage the inner sideof the plates whereby to retain the bight portion of the jawsin'elainped engagement. In testimony whereof I ailix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

RUBEN E. ROSENBERGER.

\Vitnesses ELsIE M. Love, M. B. STARTER.

